To know and understand how environmental health issues link in attaining Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) in the Philippines and in celebration of World Environmental Health Day, the Environmental Management Bureau IX through its Environmental Education and Information Unit conducted a Webinar entitled: Understanding how environmental health links to attaining Sustainable Development Goals in the Philippines continue reading : WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DAY 2022

On September 22, 2022, the Environmental Management Bureau IX spearheaded the conduct of Coastal Clean Up 2022 for Trash-Free Seas Pilipinas at Pagadian and Zamboanga City Boulevard enjoining different NGO’s, NGA’s, Academes, and Adopt-an Estero partners/stakeholders. The Clean-Up started with a short IEC Campaign on Marine Debris. Ms. Karen C. Tandang, Chief, Solid Waste Management continue reading : COASTAL CLEAN UP 2022

Demonstrating the Government’s commitment to combating marine litter pollution and protecting the country, particularly its coastal areas and to strengthening Local Government Unit (LGU) capacities and local level implementation of NPOA-ML, the Environmental Management Bureau IX through the Solid Waste Management Section in collaboration with the Environmental Education and Information Unit decisively launched the National continue reading : IEC SUMMIT 2022

The PEMU Zamboanga del Norte, through the CEMU Piñan/Manukan, on September 06, 2022, conducted an examination/inquiry to vehicles entering the Province of ZDN which believes to be reasonably used for the transport of chemical substances and hazardous waste without the necessary permit from the Bureau at the Anti-Environmental Crime Task Force checkpoint in Barangay Tolon, continue reading : EXAMINATION OF VEHICLES THAT MAY CONTAIN CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES AND HAZARDOUS WASTE WITHOUT PERMITS

To bolster additional information and knowledge of the Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC), the Provincial Environmental Management Unit (PEMU) of Zamboanga del Norte technical personnel, Ms. Larah Marie Tolentino shared insights and relevant information in compliance with the Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) to the newly-elected local government officials coming from the province of Zamboanga del Sur continue reading : IEC ON ECC APPLICATION WITH DENR

The Environmental Management Bureau IX through its Administrative Section conducted a Seminar-Workshop on Climate Change and GHG Inventory on August 23-24, 2022 for the newly promoted and appointed personnel at Chandler Hotel in Pagadian City. The 2-day seminar-workshop includes an overview lecture on Solid Waste Management protocols on Sanitary Landfill Assessment and Monitoring, Environmental Education continue reading : SEMINAR WORKSHOP ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND GHG INVENTORY

In relation to the ongoing implementation of activities of UNIDO-GEF and PCB-WEEE Project, staff from EMB Central Office were joined by EMB IX personnel in conducting the monitoring and PCB sampling and analysis at Electric Cooperatives in Region IX. The said inspection and sampling were held last July 19 and 20, 2022 at Zamboanga City continue reading : MONITORING AND PCB SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS WITH EMB CENTRAL OFFICE TECHNICAL PERSONNEL

CONGRATULATIONS EMB IX REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY (REL) AND SATELLITE LABORATORIES for achieving a 100% passing score in the 2022 Proficiency Testing Exercise! As part of the Proficiency Testing (PT) Program, cum Interlaboratory Comparison Exercises of the EMB Laboratories, the EMB IX REL participated in the 2022 PT Exercise of Phenova’s Water Pollution Study number 0722 continue reading : PROFICIENCY TESTING EXERCISE FOR EMB IX REL

The Environmental Management Bureau IX through the Provincial Environmental Management Unit of Zamboanga del Norte (PEMU-ZDN) celebrates the Lingo ng Kabataan and International Youth Day through an IEC Campaign on Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 or the Republic Act 9003 during the “Solid Waste Segregation and Personal Development Seminar” conducted by the Sanggunian continue reading : PEMU ZDN JOINS THE NATION IN CELEBRATING LINGO NG KABATAAN AND INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY

“The height of the agency’s success relies on its employees’ attitude” – Dr. Noel T. Tarrazona Supporting the agency’s mission to protect, restore and enhance environmental quality towards good public health, environmental integrity and economic viability, the Environmental Management Bureau IX spearheaded by the Administrative Section through the NOTACOR Training Group, conducted a 2-day Work, continue reading : W.A.V.E TRAINING WORKSHOP